Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-01
HORSE GOSSIP,

GU UUO lOI hin. WI plhndlii ht
will be able to trot in 2.2O this season.
A. Smith Mccain, Lexington, KY,
sold the bay mare Lady Wilkes, five years
old, by Red Wilkes, dam by John Dill
lard, to Morriss j. Williams of Ottawa,
Ia, for $500.
Report says that New York gentleman
lately paid $500 for a five-years old bay
mare by Woodward's Ethan Allen, full
brother to Daniel Lambert, dam by Nam
brine Patchen.
Oliver X, 2164. has gained 100 pounds
in weight since reaching California, and
for the last 30 days has been given steady
jogging for the purpose Of hardening his
muscles for the last work that is to
come
1t is said that the largest yearling at
Marshland by Kentucky Wilkes, 2214
The get of this game, speedy and hand
some son of George Wilkes are showing
so much promise that his services have
been advanced to 800.
DIR. T. j. Holbrook of Morrisville is one
of the few physicians interested in horses
He has two colts, one and two years of
age, sired by Ward Lambert, owned by
G. X. Page of the same town. Both colts
are fine animals and the younger has
been named Tom Paine. The colt Is very
promising and Is to be kept for stock pur
poses. His dam was sired by Ben Morrill,,
from Canada, very fast and high-priced
horse, and his grandam by Elyin Morgan.
The dam of Tom Paine was great road
ster and has given the appearance to her
progeny of being good breeder.
f. r. Brayton of Alburgh Center gives
the record of the fastest horse sired by
Hambletonian No. TO- and sons, sire of
Goodwins Hambletonian and Blackstone
M4ud S.. 2 0s$4, by Harold, son of Ham
bletonian 10; Jay Eye See, PIG, by Dicta-
tor, son of Hambletonian No. 10; st.
Julian III, by Volunteer, son of Ham
bletonian 10; Rarus, 213l4, by Conklin's
Abdallah, half brother TO Make Cobb,
5l3j4, by Happy Medium, son of Ham
son of Hambletonian, No. 10; Goldsmith
Maid, 2. II, by AleXander's Abdallah, son
of Hambletonian 10; Clingstone, . IA, by
Rysdyk, son of Ham bletonian 10; Trim
ket, IA, by Princess, son of Hambleto-
MAN, No. 10.
+. f. Brownell of Burlington writes us
as follows: Abraham, son of Daniel
Lambert, stands next to Daniel Lambert,
as the sire of 2:30 trotters, having sired
Alice 2;2S, Belle Shacket 2:27 l-2, Kitty
Cook 2:26, Frank 2:19 l-2, Pearl (pacer)
2:29 =. Abraham is now at Montpelier,
Vt, on the Fairball stock farm, owned by
T. \. Vail. But Ethan Allen IA (Iiola-
birdsl owned in Shelburn, as a sire of 2:3O
trotters, stands ahead OF any that have
the sire Of Charley Mack 2:25, Laura vii
liams 2:24 | ,. Little Dick 2:4Slt, and he is
the sire of the dam of Iop,v, record 2.2t%4.
Ethan Allen IA also sired Molly Clark,
record 2:3l !, Overlake 2;35i4, Brother
2;H >, Ludlow Boy 233, Sarah b. 2:3S l2.
The get OF Ethan Allen IA have trotted
% heats in better than 2:3O, the get Of Hi
land Gray 33 heats, and the get of Black
stone heats. Very strong claims are be-
ing made for Rex by Earthquake, who
has to his credit % heats in better than
230, while Little Dick, who has never
been started for blood on mile track, has
81 heats in better than 2:30 to his credit.
almost all of which We're trotted on half
mile track"
Battell Il Seeley of Mildlebury have
sold to Mr.. +. w. Whitley of Williston,
VI, Il weaving colt by Daniel Lambert,
out of mare by Grandee son of Rysdyks's
Hambletonian. Granhee's dam was by
Ame rlcan Star.
5. \. Bell of Franklin has sold one of his
Lambert colts for $3.50.
The Kentucky Derby takes place at
Louisville. May H.. and the Brooklyn
handicap, Brooklyn Jockey club, May H.
VIII a. b. Ashley of Milton please tell
the Grand Isle county readers OF the FREE
PRESS where ana when l., ;. Drew's mare
TOpsy made a record Oh turf 2:2l, we he
leve was the time, thereby beating 2:22i
made By Rex, sired by Capt. Corbn's
Old Earthquake?
The stock horses owned by Mr. George
NJ. Thomas of New York and kept on the
Blanchard stock farm at North Hero are
i'll fine condition this spring for stud pur
poses. Stargard, by Strathmore and
Eglamour, by Smuggler, are two horses
that Grand Isle county ought to be proud
of, their fees to warrant being S25 and SIS
respectively.
II. c. Smith has purchased of Mr.. a. o.
Cunningham of Rutland large and
handsome gray Hambletonian horse for
800. He Is eight years old and was sired
by Broken Leg" Although he never
got record, he could cover "A mile in about
2:40
Phillis has won over $50, GOO in purses,
and more than double that sum in bets.
ManZanita, 2:lG. and Palo Alto, 2:20 1-2,
will head Mr.. Charles Marvin's Palo Alto
string next season.
The trotting geldng Sauveur, 2:24l4, by
Happy Medium, is used by the mayor of
Philadelphia as Il road horse.
f. A. Woodbridge of Vergennes has two
fine Percheron stations, ROmulus and
Favori which were imported March |,
1884. They are both dapple gray, and are
noble looking fellows, Favori having
taken first premium at the Vermont State
tair in lSs4, The latter stands 1872 hands
high and weighs 1850 pounds while
ROmulus stands II hands high and weighs
100 pounds.
\ match for race between "Monill'
aud "RailroAd Boy to be rlutted y pril
>, at Palmer, Mass, has heeu made be
tween George Gurham or New Hrartree
and Contractor Ryan of Ware,
The stock being sold at Peter { Ncl
iogL K Cp's exchange in New York cay
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